Bottomley's

Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown, who will unveil Labour's childcare plans next week, said: "This shows that Mrs Bottomley's appointment is just window dressing".

If receiving a document via a government leak is a crime that the police have to investigate... Not a sheep 2008

Virginia Bottomley's appointment as Minister for the Family was exposed as a sham last night.

If receiving a document via a government leak is a crime that the police have to investigate... Not a sheep 2008

Virginia Bottomley's appointment as Minister for the Family was exposed as a sham last night.

Archive 2008-11-01 Not a sheep 2008

Jars of Coltsfoot, Yorkshire Mixture and Jonas Bottomley's "famed" Mint Rock, and "spanish" - that's liquorice from anyone outside of God's Own County.

Sweetie Time Peter Ashley 2008

Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown, who will unveil Labour's childcare plans next week, said: "This shows that Mrs Bottomley's appointment is just window dressing".

Archive 2008-11-01 Not a sheep 2008

The card just said, "Champagne for Christmas Charity," and asked Tudor to come along to Santa's Grotto at Bottomley's to drink freely and give generously.

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2003

"Well, well," said Tudor, sitting down in the sleigh at the centre of the Bottomley's grotto where the man in the white beard and the scarlet hat with bells was going, "Ho! Ho! Ho!" at a group of credulous-looking five-year-olds.

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2003

Twenty minutes later he had established that, despite the tragic disappearance of their boss, the staff at Bottomley's were carrying on business as usual, there would be late-night shopping, and Santa would be in his grotto as per usual.

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2003

It was late afternoon by now, so he went back to his London club and phoned Bottomley's from his room.

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2003

It was, of course, impossible to be sure who anyone was that morning at Bottomley's.

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2003